History of Petroleum

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History of Petroleum
First Use

• Egyptians oil to preserve mummies
• Chinese natural gas for fuel
• Babylonians oil to seal walls and pave streets
• Americans tar to seal canoes

First Drilling

• Chinese using bamboo to 800 in 347 AD
• Americans using cable tool to 70 in 1859 AD

First Product

• Kerosene for lamps
• Gasoline was unwanted by-product

Demand Increase

• Industrial Revolution
• - Internal Combustion Engine (1885)
• - Global Economic Growth